Whether a former employee may solicit a previous employer's clients and customers is one that is continuously addressed by courts.  The law in New York is very clear that an employee owes certain fiduciary duties to his employer, including the duties of good faith and loyalty.

Effective August 1, 2016, the Department of Justice increased penalties on employers found to be in violation of the federal immigration law.  The new rule applies to the employment of unauthorized workers, Form 1-9 paperwork violations, and unlawful employment practices.

You have gone through months of planning and reams of paper working with your team of advisors - the goal?  "I want to avoid probate for my estate".  You did everything you were advised to do.  Then, in the mail you receive a dividend check from the life insurance company that issued the life insurance policy you own.  You may not know it but you may be a stockholder in the life insurance company even though you never purchased the stock and even though you don't have a stock certificate.  Your "non-probate" estate may have just become a "probate" estate.