Supervisors play a key role in the RTW process for
workers suffering disability [11, 12]. Supervisors can provide
modified work duties, facilitate access to medical
resources, interpret corporate policies, monitor the work-
er’s health and function, and can communicate important
positive messages of support [13]. A supervisors’ ability to
support, show fairness, encourage autonomy and utilize a
worker’s skill has been shown to have a significant positive
effect on the early RTW of a disabled worker [12, 13]. On
the other hand, workers with longer work absences are
increasingly more likely to report that their supervisor did
not help accommodate or show interest in early RTW [14].