Use of Manuals
•Exempt employees may use manuals, guidelines or other established procedures if they:
*contain or relate 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
•Employees are not exempt if they use manuals to apply well-established techniques or procedures within closely prescribed limits
Using a manual, however, does not automatically disqualify an employee from the Section 13(a)(1) exemptions.  Exempt employees may use 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. The Section 13(a)(1) exemptions are not available 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.  These rules of the use of manuals applies to all of the Section 13(a)(1) exemptions.