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.
With 30% more shares, Verizon would have needed $7.7 billion to cover its dividend outlay. Given the company's cash flow, the new payout ratio would still be relatively low at 32.8%. In order for Verizon's dividend to double, the company would have to pay $15.4 billion in dividends. With $23.5 billion in free cash flow, this would equate to a core free cash flow payout ratio of about 66%.