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.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- McDonald's (MCD) declared a quarterly dividend of 85 cents a share Thursday. Shares of the fast food chain were gaining 0.3% to $93.79 in after-hours trading. The new dividend is a 5% increase from McDonalds' previous dividend of 81 cents a share. The new quarterly dividend is payable on Dec. 15 to all shareholders as of the close of business on Dec. 1. The ex-dividend date is Nov. 26.