In a recent series of reports, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) sought to identify outcome predictors from workers' compensation injuries. In addition to the predictable factors of injury type and severity, another strong predictive factor emerged from the statistical analysis: Low trust in the work relationship. WCRI surveyed workers across eight states. Those who agreed with the statement, "I was concerned that I would be fired or laid off," were twice as likely to have remained off the job at the time of the survey. Not trusting your employer turns out to be a significant predictor of not returning to work.