If I'm not mistaken this refers to the recently implemented regulation requiring regional pilots have at least 1500 flying hours of experience as opposed to 250, and is in response to the crashes in Buffalo and Lexington which were caused by pilot error? Why is this a bad thing?
At Buffalo, that was not an issue.
The captain had 3,263 hrs, and the co-pilot had 2,200 hours, 772 of those in that same type of aircraft.
Over-dependence on the auto-pilot, leading to the crew not recognizing the probable icing until it was too late caused the crash.
That the Captain chose to sleep in the crew rest area, instead of a hotel, and pocketing the per diem money is something crews have done for 6+ decades. All-in-all, it was a series of poor choices by the captain.
At Lexington, it was inattention caused by yick-yacking in the cockpit, as well as an understaffed tower, with a controller too busy to note where the aircraft was going, and poor airport signage.
The New Duty rules were designed to boost Union membership, and harm independents (truckers most especially). For the flight crews, it has resulted in a cut in hours, and less pay. Hopey-Changey....