At age sixty two I was laid off and I am trying to figure out if independent contractor status versus traditional employee status is better for negotiating my final severance package.
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
At age sixty two I was laid off and I am trying to figure out if independent contractor status versus traditional employee status is better for negotiating my final severance package.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
IRS employee or independent contractor classification behavioral financial relationship type of relationship official guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition
EEOC severance agreements age discrimination Older Workers Benefit Protection Act 21 days 45 days seven day revocation officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
California employee independent contractor ABC test unemployment workers compensation official DIRGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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). 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
IRS employee or independent contractor classification behavioral financial relationship type of relationship official guidance Google ↗
EEOC severance agreements age discrimination Older Workers Benefit Protection Act 21 days 45 days seven day revocation official Google ↗
California employee independent contractor ABC test unemployment workers compensation official DIR Google ↗
- Independent contractors · dir.ca.gov
- ABC Test · labor.ca.gov
- Independent contractor (self-employed) or employee? · irs.gov
- Publication 15-A (2026), Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide · irs.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRS employee or independent contractor classification behavioral financial relationship type of relationship official guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Definition | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
EEOC severance agreements age discrimination Older Workers Benefit Protection Act 21 days 45 days seven day revocation official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California employee independent contractor ABC test unemployment workers compensation official DIR OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |