# 29 C.F.R. § 500.122 (2026): Adjustments in insurance requirements when workers' compensation coverage is provided under State law > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_122 ## Section - **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 500.122 (2026) - **Heading:** Adjustments in insurance requirements when workers' compensation coverage is provided under State law - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Chapter V: WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 500: MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION / Subpart D: Motor Vehicle Safety and Insurance for Transportation of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers, Housing Safety and Health for Migrant Workers / § 500.122: § 500.122 Adjustments in insurance requirements when workers' compensation coverage is provided under State law. ## Text (a) If a farm labor contractor, agricultural employer or agricultural association referred to in § 500.120 is the employer of a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker for purposes of a State workers' compensation law and such employer provides workers' compensation coverage for such worker in the case of bodily injury or death as provided by such State law, the following adjustments in the insurance requirements relating to having an insurance policy or liability bond apply: (1) Except as provided in § 500.123, no vehicle liability insurance policy or liability bond shall be required of the employer, if such worker is transported only under circumstances for which there is coverage under such State law. (2) A liability insurance policy or liability bond shall be required of the employer for circumstances under which coverage for the transportation of such worker is not provided under such State law. (b) [Reserved] (c) A farm labor contractor, agricultural employer or agricultural association who is the employer of a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker may evidence the issuance of workers' compensation insurance and passenger insurance under paragraph (a) of this section by obtaining and making available upon request to the Department of Labor: (1) A workers' compensation coverage policy of insurance; and (2) A certificate of liability insurance covering transportation of all passengers who are not employees and of workers whose transportation by the employer is not covered by workers' compensation insurance. See § 500.121. (d) In the absence of the insurance certificate referred to under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the Department of Labor will look to the actual policy of insurance or liability bond in determining compliance with the Act and these regulations. [48 FR 36741, Aug. 12, 1983, as amended at 56 FR 30327, July 2, 1991; 61 FR 24866, May 16, 1996] ## Nearby sections - [29 C.F.R. § 500.100 (2026) § 500.100 Vehicle safety obligations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_100.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.101 (2026) § 500.101 Promulgation and adoption of vehicle standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_101.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.102 (2026) § 500.102 Applicability of vehicle safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_102.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.103 (2026) § 500.103 Activities not subject to vehicle safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_103.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.104 (2026) § 500.104 Department of Labor standards for passenger automobiles and station wagons and transportation of seventy-five miles or less.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_104.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.105 (2026) § 500.105 DOT standards adopted by the Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_105.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.120 (2026) § 500.120 Insurance policy or liability bond is required for each vehicle used to transport any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_120.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.121 (2026) § 500.121 Coverage and level of insurance required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_121.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.122 (2026) § 500.122 Adjustments in insurance requirements when workers' compensation coverage is provided under State law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_122.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.123 (2026) § 500.123 Property damage insurance required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_123.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.124 (2026) § 500.124 Liability bond in lieu of insurance policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_124.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.125 (2026) § 500.125 Qualifications and eligibility of insurance carrier or surety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_125.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.126 (2026) § 500.126 Duration of insurance or liability bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_126.md) - [29 C.F.R. § 500.127 (2026) § 500.127 Limitations on cancellation of insurance or liability bond of registered farm labor contractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_127.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P500_S500_122. 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