Supreme Court rules a production plant warehouse qualifies as a service establishment under joint liability regulations.

The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a warehouse within a production plant constitutes a service establishment for joint liability purposes. The plaintiff argued that the 38 employees working in the meat processing company's warehouse should be subject to the higher staffing limits applicable to service establishments rather than the stricter limits for production units. The court determined that the warehouse performed a service function relative to the main plant, thereby falling under the specific provisions for service establishments.