The Act prohibits any person from utilizing the services of a farm
labor contractor to supply migrant or seasonal agricultural workers
without first taking reasonable steps to determine that the farm labor
contractor possesses a valid Certificate of Registration, issued
pursuant to the Act, which authorizes the activity for which the
contractor is to be utilized. This prohibition also applies to a farm
labor contractor who wishes to utilize the services of another farm
labor contractor (see Sec. 500.41). In making the determination about a
contractor's registration status, a person may rely upon the
contractor's possession of a Certificate of Registration which on its
face is valid and which authorizes the activity for which the contractor
is utilized. A person has the alternative to confirm the contractor's
registration through the central registry maintained by the United
States Department of Labor.
