[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 29, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 29CFR500.121]



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                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 

         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 500_MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION--Table of 

Contents

 

   Subpart D_Motor Vehicle Safety and Insurance for Transportation of 

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers, Housing Safety and Health for 

                             Migrant Workers

 

Sec.  500.121  Coverage and level of insurance required.



    (a) Except where a liability bond pursuant to Sec.  500.124 of this 

part has been approved by the Secretary, a farm labor contractor, 

agricultural employer or agricultural association shall, in order to 

meet the insurance requirements in Sec.  500.120, obtain a policy of 

vehicle liability insurance.

    (b) The amount of vehicle liability insurance shall not be less than 

$100,000 for each seat in the vehicle, but in no event is the total 

insurance required to be more than $5,000,000 for any one vehicle. The 

number of seats in the vehicle shall be determined by reference to Sec.  

500.105(b)(3)(vi). See Sec.  500.122 regarding insurance requirements 

where State workers' compensation coverage is provided.

    (c) The insurance to be obtained under paragraph (a) of this section 

shall be issued by an insurance carrier licensed or otherwise authorized 

to do business in the State in which the insurance is obtained.

    (d) The vehicle liability insurance to be obtained under paragraph 

(a) of this section shall be endorsed to insure against liability for 

personal injury to employees whose transportation is not covered by 

workers' compensation insurance, and to persons who are not employees; 

and for property damage as specified in (b) of this section.

    (e) An agricultural employer or agricultural association may 

evidence the purchase of liability insurance which covers the workers 

while being transported, as required under paragraph (a) by obtaining 

and making available upon request to the Department of Labor a completed 

liability certificate of insurance showing that insurance conforming to 

the limits required by paragraph (b) and the coverage required by 

paragraph (d) of this section is in effect. A farm labor contractor must 

obtain such a certificate and provide a copy to the Administrator when 

applying for authorization to transport migrant or seasonal agricultural 

workers.

    (f) With respect to an agricultural employer or agricultural 

association,



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in the absence of the insurance certificate referred to under paragraph 

(e) of this section, the Department of Labor will look to the actual 

policy of insurance in determining compliance with the insurance 

requirements.



[48 FR 36741, Aug. 12, 1983, as amended at 57 FR 3905, Jan. 31, 1992; 61 

FR 24866, May 16, 1996]