Per the Social Security Administration website, and I quote,
"Specifications for Filing Forms W-2 and W-2c Electronically (EFW2/EFW2C)
If you still do not have an SSN when your Form W-2 report is due, complete the SSN field by entering all zeros in locations 3 through 11 of the Code RW, Employee Wage Record. The paper Forms W-2 you give to employees also may have all zeros in block d, Employee SSN."
This is not a workaround, it is an explicit direction from the determining authority. You have deprecated a necessary feature. You may find the information quoted above at this link: https://www.ssa.gov/employer/critical.htm
