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.
Verizon Will Pay You $650 To Switch Carriers By Adnan Farooqui on 12/28/2015 07:46 PST It appears that carriers have found the easiest way of making people switch from their existing carriers, they promise to pay switching costs, which can prove to be a burden when a customer wants to switch since they tend to be several hundred dollars.