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's net income for the first quarter was $3.6 billion, or 84 cents per share, compared with $4.4 billion, or $1.06 per share during the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted per share earnings were 95 cents, just below FactSet's 96 cents consensus.