250.02 Retaliatory Discharge Burden Of Proof on the Issues--One Plaintiff, One Defendant The plaintiff has the burden of proving each of the following propositions: First, that the plaintiff was an employee of the defendant; Second, that the plaintiff was [discharged] [fired] from [his] [her] employment with the defendant; Third, that the plaintiff was [discharged] [fired] because [set forth in simple form without undue emphasis or repetition plaintiff's claimed reason(s) for the discharge]; Fourth, that the plaintiff sustained damages as a result of [his] [her] [discharge] or [firing]; Fifth, that the reason[s] stated in paragraph ["Third"] above [was] [were] a proximate cause of [his] [her] [discharge] [firing] and resulting damages. If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each of these propositions has been proven, then your verdict should be for the plaintiff. On the other hand, if you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any of these propositions has not been proven, then your verdict should be for the defendant.