R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-39-14

Every employer and every employing unit employing any person in employment in this state shall keep true and accurate employment records of all persons employed by the employer and employing unit, and of the weekly hours worked for the employer and employing unit by each, and of the weekly wages paid by the employer and employing unit to each person. Every employer and employing unit shall keep records containing any other information that may be prescribed. Those records shall at all times be available within this state and shall be open to inspection by the director or his or her authorized representatives, at any reasonable time and as often as the director deems necessary. The director may require from any employer, or employing unit, employing any person in this state, any reports covering persons employed by the employer and employing unit, on employment, wages, hours, unemployment, and related matters that the director deems necessary to the effective administration of chapters 39 — 41 of this title.