BRODIE v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD

Filed 8/30/06

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

STAN BRODIE,

Petitioner,

WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT et al.,

Respondents.

A112003

(WCAB Nos. WCK 059913

WCK 068583

OAK 298772

INTRODUCTION

California's Workers' Compensation law was extensively amended in 2004 by urgency statute that took immediate effect and was intended to address a â€

Description	When calculating a permanent disability award under workers' compensation law for an employee with a preexisting permanent disability, court should not apply a credit for or subtract amount of a previous permanent disability award but rather account for prior permanent disability by converting overall percentage of current disability into its monetary equivalent and then subtracting current dollar value of percentage of preexisting disability.
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