[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR541.704]

[Page 200]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 541_DEFINING AND DELIMITING THE EXEMPTIONS FOR EXECUTIVE, 
 
           Subpart H_Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 541.704  Use of manuals.

    The use of manuals, guidelines or other established procedures 
containing or relating to highly technical, scientific, legal, financial 
or other similarly complex matters that can be understood or interpreted 
only by those with advanced or specialized knowledge or skills does not 
preclude exemption under section 13(a)(1) of the Act or the regulations 
in this part. Such manuals and procedures provide guidance in addressing 
difficult or novel circumstances and thus use of such reference material 
would not affect an employee's exempt status. The section 13(a)(1) 
exemptions are not available, however, for employees who simply apply 
well-established techniques or procedures described in manuals or other 
sources within closely prescribed limits to determine the correct 
response to an inquiry or set of circumstances.