You are right. This will not be addressed until it is too late. 

QB software has a message when you enter 0's for the SSN:

"Quickbooks will complete your state payroll forms according to the particular state's requirements (For example, some states require filers to enter [removed] for the employee's Social Security number. Other require filers to leave the field blank)"

The above message conflicts with the new policy of not being able to submit with zeros. I can manually enter my information into the EDD website and it will gladly accept zeros. I'm not sure why QB arbitrarily decided it is not going to comply with California requirements.