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.
Daily Dividend Report: VET, ISCA, AES, AOS, VVC. Energy Stock Channel - Thursday, April 13, 12:53 PM. Vermilion Energy is pleased to announce a cash dividend of $0.215 CDN per share payable on May 15, 2017 to all shareholders of record on April 24, 2017. The ex-dividend date for this payment is April 20, 2017.