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Can my employer deny a hardship withdrawal for preventing eviction even if I meet all the standard IRS safe harbor criteria?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries10/31/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Can my employer deny a hardship withdrawal for preventing eviction even if I meet all the standard IRS safe harbor criteria?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
IRS 401(k) hardship distributions plan terms employer may limit hardship distributions eviction safe harbor criteriaGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Treasury regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(3) hardship distribution plan may limit availability employer discretionGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence50%Reason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
IRS 401(k) hardship distributions plan terms employer may limit hardship distributions eviction safe harbor criteria Google ↗
Treasury regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(3) hardship distribution plan may limit availability employer discretion Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
IRS 401(k) hardship distributions plan terms employer may limit hardship distributions eviction safe harbor criteria
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
of 1
Treasury regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(3) hardship distribution plan may limit availability employer discretion
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1