The Pennsylvania Senate reported Friday it has spent no public funds through the last 10 years to settle claims related to complaints of sexual harassment or inappropriate workplace behavior.

The Senate, responding to Right-To-Know Law requests filed by The Patriot-News and other media organizations, also noted that Harrisburg law firm McNees, Wallace & Nurick was hired in 2016 to investigate one or more complaints received that year.

Details about those issues were scarce Friday, and it was not even clear if they have been completely resolved.

But Drew Crompton, Chief of Staff and Counsel to Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, was able to confirm that the case or cases did not involve any of the 50 sitting senators.

The Senate, according to the latest state counts, employs a total staff of 790.

The billing report from the chief clerk's office shows payments totalling $10,770, starting in April of 2016 and running through March of this year.

Crompton said it is standard operating procedure for the Senate to send harassment and other workplace-related complaints to outside counsel "to assure that there's a fair review of the issues raised."

He declined comment on how, or if, the case was resolved, citing confidentiality protections for complainants.

What is self-evident from Friday's reports, though, are that it has not resulted in any taxpayer-funded settlement to date.

Senate Chief Clerk Donetta D'Innocenzo stated that after checking with legal offices in the both the majority Republican and minority Democratic caucuses, "I have been informed... there were no settlement agreements or payments to resolve complaints of sexual harassment and/or inappropriate workplace behavior."

That is different from responses to similar requests of the House of Representatives, where officials reported settlements of:

$250,000 for a claim against Rep. Thomas Caltagirone, D-Berks County,

$30,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against former Rep. Jewell Williams, D-Philadelphia and the House Democratic caucus from a former employee of Williams' staff when he served from 2001 through 2012.

Williams is the current elected sheriff in Philadephia.

After Friday's release of additional information from the legislature, The Associated Press reported a running total of disclosed payments to settle claims and investigate complaints of more than $369,000 since 2010.

That includes, in addition to the legislative settlements, additional cases from the state Treasury and a former judge from Westmoreland County, the wire service noted.

The latest reports come in response to a wave of sexual abuse allegations that has cut short the careers of well-known men in the media, entertainment and government worlds this fall.

Iincidents have hit the Pennsylvania Capitol as well, with a number of women registering complaints against Sen Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery County, in a Philly.com report earlier this month.

Leach has denied any wrongdoing.

And the chairman of Pennsylvania's State Board of Education, Larry Wittig, resigned Thursday in the wake of reports that he pursued sexual relationships with several teenaged women when he was a married, 30-something crew coach.