<p>BRODIE v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD</p> <br /> <h1>Filed 8/30/06</h1> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"><b>CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</b></p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">DIVISION THREE</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p><br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="319" valign="top"> <br /> <p>STAN BRODIE,</p> <br /> <p> Petitioner,</p> <br /> <p>v.</p> <br /> <p>WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Respondents.</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="319" valign="top"> <br /> <p> A112003</p> <br /> <p> (WCAB Nos. WCK 059913</p> <br /> <p> WCK 068583</p> <br /> <p> OAK 298772</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b>INTRODUCTION</b></p> <br /> <p> California's Workers' Compensation law was extensively amended in 2004 by urgency statute that took immediate effect and was intended to address a â€