R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-46-9

For the purposes of this chapter, the employment of any employee terminated within one year, or within any longer period as prescribed by the director when he or she determines that an employer is attempting to evade the provisions of this chapter, of the date an employer ceases to operate a place of employment within this state shall be deemed to have been terminated because of the employer’s ceasing to operate its place of employment, unless the employer can conclusively show that the termination was attributable to some other cause.