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 dividend is payable March 7 to shareholders of record Feb. 21. Microsoft will review the dividend program regularly, but hopes to make it an annual payout, Connors said. After the stock split, Microsoft will have 10.8 billion shares outstanding, for a total dividend payout of about $864 million.