No they may not be violating an FAR, however, any POI that allows this must be.........Anyways, at Focus Air Cargo we had ERAU cadets that were going to work administrative jobs for a year and then get hired as 747 F/Es. Our POI took a look at that and said the 747 F/E position is not an entry level position. It's just my humble opinion that the RJ is not an entry level airplane either.
Makes me wonder.....