Court Upholds Award for Secretarial Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A Missouri appellate court ruled that a longtime secretarial worker was entitled to medical care and benefits for her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: Cook v. Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, Nos. SD34290, SD34291, 10/25/2016, published. Facts: Lisa Cook worked as a secretary for the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission from 1997 to 2011. She spent an average of 85% to 90% of her workday doing data-entry work. In 2005, Cook went to see her personal physician, Dr. Colleen Hunter-Pearson, complaining of problems with her wrist. Hunter-Pearson sent Cook to see...