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**What is it?** The [California Hotel & Lodging Association (opens in a new tab)](https://www.calodging.com/)
 has launched [LobbyLights (opens in a new tab)](http://www.calodging.com/images/uploads/general/Lobbylights%20press%20release.pdf)
 [PDF], an on-demand software platform that allows hotel owners to compare their compensation and benefits packages to what their competitors offer in the local area, across the region, or around the country.

**Why it works?** The tool, available 24/7, helps the association’s members stay competitive in the marketplace. “The cost of attrition of an employee earning less than $30,000 a year can range from 10 percent to 20 percent of the annual compensation,” [CH&LA said in a statement (opens in a new tab)](http://www.calodging.com/images/uploads/general/Lobbylights%20press%20release.pdf)
[PDF]. The platform delivers “industry-specific reports that will help your property save money, lower employee attrition, and establish a competitive wage base.”

**Other benefits.** CH&LA offers [member discounts (opens in a new tab)](https://www.calodging.com/resources/member-services/)
 for UPS, Staples, and FTD. Members also can save on leading environmental-certification resources, and they get a free membership to the LawRoom, an online service where they can easily find answers to questions on employment law.

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