Labor Department Seeks Comments on Farmworker Housing Safety Certificates
Published Date: 10/30/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor is asking for public feedback on a form that helps protect migrant farmworkers by making sure their housing is safe and inspected. Owners of housing for these workers must keep and display a safety certificate, proving the place meets health rules. Comments on this paperwork are open until November 30, 2026, with no new costs involved—just keeping workers safe and informed!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Must post and keep occupancy certificate
If you own or control housing used to house migrant agricultural workers, you must post a certificate of occupancy at the housing site that shows a state, local, or federal agency inspected the housing and found it met safety and health standards. Migrant workers may not be housed at a facility without that certificate, and the original certificate must be kept by the owner for three years and made available for Department of Labor inspection.
Optional Form WH-520 available
The Department of Labor makes an optional form, Form WH-520, available for use to satisfy the certificate posting and retention requirement for housing migrant agricultural workers. Using the optional form is permitted but not required.
Paperwork burden: 10 respondents, 1 hour
The Department estimates this information collection affects 10 respondents with 10 responses, a total estimated annual time burden of 1 hour and total annual other costs of $0. The collection is submitted under OMB Control Number 1235-0006 and DOL seeks authorization for three (3) years.
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