This study examined the association between supervisor
autonomy, two dimensions of leadership style and the
likelihood of supervisors to provide job accommodations
for LBP injured workers. We found that a considerate
leadership style and supervisor autonomy have a meaningful
association with supervisors’ likelihood to accommodate
back injured workers. We did not find a statistically
significant association between an initiating structure
leadership style and supervisors’ likelihood to accommodate
back injured workers. The results appear to be stable
for LBP accommodations across industries, employers, and
job types. This research is important because understanding
what factors influence supervisors’ efforts to facilitate job
a ccommodation has significant consequences in the field of
disability management. It can help guide employer policies
and practices that in turn can facilitate the RTW process for
an injured worker.