JPMorgan Chase told senior managers within sales and trading that they and their teams are expected back in the office by Sept. 21, with exemptions for those with medical conditions or child care issues. Sources say the company recently ran mandatory training on safety rules for the office.

First-time weekly unemployment claims clocked in at a seasonally adjusted 884,000 last week, holding steady from the previous week. "The fact that people are still losing jobs this late after the start of the pandemic is really distressing," says economics professor Lowell Taylor of Carnegie Mellon University.

Leaders from Boeing, Huron Consulting Group and GE Healthcare discuss how employee benefits are evolving during the pandemic and remote work -- with an increased focus on telemedicine, virtual health and well-being offerings, and support for working parents. "Be sensitive to your employees," GE's Pam Hannon says.

Intersectionality refers to the point at which demographic and other characteristics that differentiate people intersect, such as the experience of being both Black and a woman. Black women are not only rare in senior leadership roles, they also find themselves questioned by colleagues, belittled and made to prove their competence more often than white women and much more often than men, according to a study by Lean In.

Former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson has attained nationwide distribution for his Intercept Wines brand, previously available only in select markets, including the Midwest, Florida and California. Intercept is the first wine brand from a Black NFL player to earn national distribution, which will be handled through a partnership with O'Neill Vintners & Distillers.