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I don't see how it could ever actually be that small. Anyone making something on the vein of $20-$100 on their paycheck likely works in large groups, which of course means the employer is likely stealing from a large number of them. Any moderate amount of evidence given by just one of those workers should point to a likelihood of theft on the part of the others, totaling a very large amount.
Is the issue that they need to individually prove each and every theft on each employee? I feel like that's similar to a defense claiming "Your honor, the witness saw my client stab the victim the first time, but there's no way to prove he delivered the 2nd through 15th stabs."