Employers will be relieved to know that their requirement to file injury information through an electronic recordkeeping system, a move slated to take effect on July 1, is now off the table—at least temporarily.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which had issued a rule requiring the posting of such information for most employers in May 2016, announced that the filing deadline is now postponed indefinitely.

What’s unclear at this point is the reason for the delay and when a new deadline will be set.

Although the filing deadline was just six weeks ...