Cam Ellis devotes the majority of his practice to representing federal contractors and subcontractors in compliance evaluations and administrative enforcement actions begun by the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
In particular, Cam counsels employers on the preparation, management, and defense of their affirmative action programs and related matters, including jurisdictional analyses and preventative strategies. He is experienced with investigating and resolving systemic discrimination issues stemming from statistical disparities in hiring and compensation. Cam has litigated numerous claims before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including the DOL’s Office of Administrative Law Judges.
Cam most recently served as a trial attorney for Solicitor’s Office within the DOL In that role, he represented OFCCP and other DOL agencies, including the Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Wage and Hour Division, in scores of enforcement actions and advised on dozens of investigations. Prior to his employment with the government, Cam litigated hundreds of business and employment litigation matters on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants was selected as a Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2019). Cam also clerked for U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler in the Northern District of Alabama and for Judge Eric G. Bruggink of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
