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.
Notes about the following table of dividend yields. 1  The Estimated Dividend for each stock below is our best estimate of the per share amount that will be paid during the next year, beginning on Apr-20-2017. Most companies pay dividends on a quarterly frequency; some pay annually or semi-annually.