( November 11, 2026, 1:42 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Pursuant to a stipulation and joint motion, a California federal magistrate judge entered a judgment awarding a former software engineer $64,767.28 for short-term disability benefits and prejudgment interest and vacating an Oct. 9 order so it has “no continuing operative effect to the extent it determines” questions including whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) governs one of the plans at issue....