A leave recipient must use accrued annual leave (or sick leave, if applicable) before using donated leave (note that beginning December 2, 1994, an eligible employee may use up to 13 days of sick leave to care for a family member, see Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act).
Investors assessing the safety of dividends through historical figures are missing the point. Verizon was only able to pay dividends in 2016 by selling of $6.1 billion assets. Verizon cannot continue to pay their dividends. While I am by no means a dividend investor, I feel inclined to comment on the topic.
The new quarterly cash dividend is an increase of 25% over the 2017 quarterly dividend amount. The dividend is to be paid on March 19, 2018 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2018.... more. Published February 09, 2018 08:30 AM EST on BusinessWire Stock symbol(s): TEX NRG Yield: The Clouds Are Finally Clearing