Carin Ann Clauss (born January 24, 1939) was the first female United States Solicitor of Labor.

Three years later, Clauss graduated from Columbia Law School as one of six women in her class.

[1] During her tenure, she served as Deputy Counsel of Appellate Litigation in 1968 and 1969 and co-chaired the Labor Committee of the Federal Bar Association in 1968 and 1972.

[1] She also worked to develop the department's litigation strategy for enforcing the Equal Pay Act of 1963.

[2] On February 24, 1977, President Carter announced his nomination of Clauss to serve as the Solicitor of the Department of Labor.