BUG: Saved Brightness/Contrast Actions Steps Interpreting "Use Legacy" Differently

Photoshop CS6 is interpreting saved Brightness/Contrast action steps differently than CS5.
The following two screen grabs were captured after double-clicking the exact same saved step in a saved action that removes banding noise.
Note that Photoshop CS5 has interpreted the step as having the [ ] Use Legacy value selected, while CS6 has not.
This could be at the root of why some folks are reporting actions compatibility issues.
CS5:
CS6:
-Noel

Allowing this failure to remain in the release is going to mean I'm going to have customer issues with my commercial actions, many of which I have not had to change for 6 major version releases now.
It needs to be addressed!
Other folks are getting acknowledgement and feedback from Adobe personnel, ''I have logged a bug'', etc. Could I please ask for the same courtesy?
I can supply you with an action you can use to test with if you'd like. Matter of fact, here's one. Run it on Photoshop CS5 and CS6 to see a major difference in results.
http://Noel.ProdigitalSoftware.com/ForumPosts/CS6_Bugs.zip
-Noel

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