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Compare filing a wage claim with the Department of Labor versus hiring a private attorney to recover unpaid severance benefits as a displaced senior employee.

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Compare filing a wage claim with the Department of Labor versus hiring a private attorney to recover unpaid severance benefits as a displaced senior employee.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Michigan Department of Labor wage claim severance pay wages Michigan officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
U.S. Department of Labor severance pay not required by Fair Labor Standards Act ERISA severance plan claims officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
ERISA severance benefits claim administrative appeal deadline Department of Labor employee benefits officialGoogle ↗
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)
Short fact33%Other / navigationalComparisonConsequence67%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 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
Michigan Department of Labor wage claim severance pay wages Michigan official Google ↗
U.S. Department of Labor severance pay not required by Fair Labor Standards Act ERISA severance plan claims official Google ↗
ERISA severance benefits claim administrative appeal deadline Department of Labor employee benefits official Google ↗

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Michigan Department of Labor wage claim severance pay wages Michigan official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1
U.S. Department of Labor severance pay not required by Fair Labor Standards Act ERISA severance plan claims official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
ERISA severance benefits claim administrative appeal deadline Department of Labor employee benefits official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1