Pick 'n Save Roundy's v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

**Pick 'n Save Worker Wins Compensation for Carpal Tunnel Injury** This case involved Jill Lucchesi, a Pick 'n Save employee who developed carpal tunnel syndrome while working as a cake decorator. Despite having documented medical restrictions that should have limited her duties, Lucchesi continued performing repetitive cake decorating work that worsened her condition. When she sought workers' compensation benefits for her injury, Pick 'n Save fought the claim, arguing that her carpal tunnel was intentionally self-inflicted. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in Lucchesi's favor, upholding a decision that awarded her $15,553.22 in workers' compensation benefits. The court found that her carpal tunnel injuries were legitimate work-related injuries, not something she intentionally caused herself. The court determined that performing repetitive motions required by her job duties caused the condition, even though she had pre-existing medical restrictions. This ruling matters for workers because it establishes that employees can still receive workers' compensation even when they have medical restrictions, as long as their injuries result from required job duties rather than intentional self-harm. Workers don't lose their right to compensation simply because they have pre-existing conditions or documented limitations.