The economy added 916,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in March, surpassing economists' expectations and reaching the quickest pace since summer. The unemployment rate stands at 6%.

R/GA Global Chief Marketing Officer Ashish Prashar writes about his own experience of prison as a young offender and urges the creative industries to take a stand against mass incarceration and to give formerly incarcerated talent a chance. "With 70 million Americans with a criminal conviction we are simply wasting genius -- genius that could be working to discover cures to deadly illnesses, design greener cities, or revitalize Main Street brands," Prashar writes.

Major accounting firm PwC has implemented a plan to alleviate working mothers' job- and pandemic-related stress and help keep them in the workforce. The company has introduced a sabbatical program that offers a six-month leave of absence at 20% of regular pay while retaining employee benefits.

Reopening offices successfully will require ongoing communication, better use of technology and an understanding that culture has changed during the pandemic, writes James daSilva. "Even the fairest process will force some people to change their situation, so also show how you'll support the transition and how you'll hold people accountable," daSilva writes.