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Can a subcontractor sue general contractor for injuries from slip and fall accident on jobsite NY state

Has the subcontractor started an action against your brother. If he has it sounds like it should be covered under your brother's general liability insurance policy. Assuming that the subcontractor was an independent contractor and not an employee of your brother he could potentially bring an action against your brother. However he would have to show that somehow your brother was responsible for the condition which caused his fall. There is really not enough information here to...

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NYS employment- Can a company hire someone, give them some hours and then not give them anymore? (Technically not firing them.)

Generally in New York employment is "at will." This means that an employee has no right of continued employment unless there is a contractual guaranty of some specific term of employment. Since an employer can terminate an employee at will there would be no need to offer an employee any specific number of hours.

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Broken elbow

If your injury is work related your medical bills will be covered by workers compensation insurance. This would include your prescriptions. Your employer should take care of making the application for workers compensation. If you have any problems with this there are several law firms in Albany that specialize in representing employees in workers compensation cases.