Levels of depression rose 83% among working women -- 36% among working men -- since February, according to research from Total Brain in conjunction with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and One Mind at Work. Empathy, flexible hours and mental health benefits can be offered by employers to boost support for female workers, many of whom are juggling work with caring for children at home.

Early June polling suggests 31% of workers are "engaged," down seven percentage points for early May's record high. The percentage of "actively disengaged" employees rose slightly to 14% from 13% over that period.

A survey by global staffing firm Robert Half found 73% of respondents say breaking their workday into chunks of professional and personal time, also known as "windowed work," allows them to be more productive. Thirty-nine percent of workers older than 55 preferred a traditional workday, compared with 22% of those ages 25 to 40, and 78% of those with children preferred windowed work.

Guidance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that students with F-1 or M-1 visas cannot take all of their fall-semester courses online if attending an institution offering at least some in-person classes. International students currently at schools with all courses online must transfer to a school with in-person classes or leave the US, and no new students will be allowed into the US to attend schools with all-online instruction, the guidance says.

The famous marshmallow test is used as an example of self-control, but subsequent research shows us that self-control is about systematic influences and pressures, not an individual's inherent work ethic, Susan Fowler writes. "An environment where promises are broken is more likely to lead to diminished self-regulation, leaving you with less than others, yearning more from a world you don't trust to support your longings," she writes.