Can an employee sue us personally for withholding wages if payroll processing failed due to our company software crashing last week?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can an employee sue us personally for withholding wages if payroll processing failed due to our company software crashing last week?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California Labor Code 558.1 personal liability text official legislatureGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
California Labor Code 204 regular payday wages late payment penalties 210 official legislatureGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
California DLSE payroll system failure late wages employer obligation CaliforniaGoogle ↗
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 (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
California Labor Code 558.1 personal liability text official legislature Google ↗
California Labor Code 204 regular payday wages late payment penalties 210 official legislature Google ↗
California DLSE payroll system failure late wages employer obligation California Google ↗
- FAQs · dir.ca.gov
- California Labor Code § 210 (2024) :: 2024 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Paydays, pay periods, and the final wages · dir.ca.gov
- California Labor Code § 558.1 (2025) :: 2025 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California Labor Code 558.1 personal liability text official legislature OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California Labor Code 204 regular payday wages late payment penalties 210 official legislature OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California DLSE payroll system failure late wages employer obligation California OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |