Going to the panel as a FE is not a walk in the park. They may have had 300 hrs but at some point they moved up to the right seat and still had 300 hrs.
Remember boys and girls what got us here: this issue wasn't started by the low timers going to the regionals. Let's not forget who took the pay raise and qol improvements in exchange for relaxing the scope. My favorite are the dixie boys who can't say hi, or when I stop by the flight deck to say thanks for the ride can't even acknowledge me doing so. It's no wonder they came in 1st for worst airline...and yet they blame the regionals for these problems-they are a real class act.
I do agree with increasing to ATP mins, because at some point they will have to pay in order to retain and attract pilots-if they want to stay in business.